Forbes, N.D., man killed when trench gives way

A Forbes, N.D., farmer was killed Tuesday when a trench gave way, said Dickey County Sheriff Jim Bohannon.

Kurt Olson, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene, Bohannon said.

Bohannon said it's not clear whether Olson was in the trench or on top of it when it collapsed and covered him with dirt. The sheriff's department, Ellendale (N.D.) Police Department and Ellendale ambulance were called to the site of the accident, about two miles east of Forbes, at roughly 6:45 p.m. Bohannon said the trench could have collapsed earlier in the day.

Olson was found by family members, Bohannon said.

He said that because it's clear the accident caused the death, it's unlikely an autopsy will be done.